CANCELLED FOR 2013 - BACK IN 2014. Rattling Off-Road Weekend 20K Trail Run and Hike

Location:

Lykens, PA

Date:

Sun 08/25/2013

Distances:

Off-road/Trail, Other

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Highlights:

"The Best Trails in the Mid-Atlantic!"
That is the reputation gained by this slice of forest goodness from mountain bikers throughout the region. We, along with the towns of the Lykens Valley, feel it is time for trail runners and hikers to find out why!
Welcome to a beautiful run and hike on the Rattling Creek Trail System in Weiser State Forest near the town of Lykens, PA. With a start/finish in downtown Lykens, a bit of pavement, a ton of dirt and miles and miles of flowing singletrack and rocky bits this is a trail run for everyone!Event schedule and timesOn-site reg open from 8-9AM.
Race start: 9:30AM at the Lykens Train Station in downtown Lykens.
Camping is available at the Glen Park and at Lykens' Borough Park. These camping areas are only open for the Rattlin' Off-Road Weekend and we thank Dauphin Co. Parks and Lykens for making room for us! Please see the website for more information! Camping is included in your registration fee. If you have friends and family camping with you please plan to donate $10/person to the efforts we're making to expand and enhance the Lykens Valley Trail System. More information on this is available on our site too.
Registration Rates:
Early Price - 30.00 through July 31
Regular Price - 35.00 through August 23
Day of Price - 40.00
Prizes awarded:
Overall Fastest Man and Woman
Top 3 Men and Women 18-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60+
Results and Awards at approximately 12PM at the Lykens Train Station
Special racer discounts at Kevin's Place after your fantastic day on the trails - just take your race # with you! And plan to stick around and cheer on the racers in the new in town dirt/paved mountain bike event planned for Sunday afternoon!
A short run on pavement starting from town to access the trails will offer a chance to spread out and make an early move or settle in before a challenging climb into the Rattling Creek trails takes you to the top of a wide unique central PA plateau of rolling singletrack. Dense beautiful summer foliage hemming in the trails will keep you on track as you make your way along Rattling Creek and Doc Smith trails to the day's checkpoint. The only extended bit of dirt road you'll see all day, 1 mile of it, takes you to the highpoint on the course at the start of HopBack Trail. Miles of singletrack ahead with the undulations of Rugged Tr. before you make your way back through the day's checkpoint. Your reverse trip on Doc Smith and Rattling Creek drop you almost 500 feet in the last mile of dirt before a final push on pavement to the finish line at the restored Lykens Train Station station awaits.
The course has been mapped at just under 13 miles via TopoFusion software and offers approximately 1800 feet of elevation gain over that distance with the biggest chunk coming between 0.5 and 1.5 miles into the course.
There is a chance that the course will change slightly between now and race day.
The best way to stay informed on our events is through our facebook page - High Speed Cycling - please follow along!